Chapter 271 Raising the Flag

Zhao Hanzhang reacted after reading the letter, "Uncle Ming, why didn't you tell me such important information?"

Zhao Ming: "Will you send troops?"

"Uh, no."

"Isn't that enough?" Zhao Ming said: "The only important piece of news is this, and I have already done it without reminding you. So what does it matter whether you believe it or not?"

Zhao Hanzhang actually thought what he said was reasonable.

Zhao Ming asked: "The summer harvest is coming to an end. Shouldn't you prepare to plant beans and other matters?"

He said: "Since this matter has nothing to do with us, you can just watch the excitement from the sidelines. You should focus more on the county affairs of Xiping and Shangcai, exhorting farmers and mulberry trees, and training soldiers. You have nothing to do." ?"

"How could it be irrelevant? The general trend of the world affects everyone," Zhao Hanzhang said with a worried look on his face: "I am not afraid of a fight between King Donghai and Gou Xi now, but I am afraid that Liu Yuan will take advantage of it."

Zhao Ming fell silent, obviously he was also worried about this.

As for the problems that people like them could think of, the ministers in the court seemed to be blind. Except for some people who were trying their best to persuade the two to reconcile, the others all looked on with cold eyes.

Liu Yuan, who was sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight, felt that he could come out to be a fisherman, so he asked his son Liu Cong, his beloved generals Shi Le and Wang Mi to lead their troops south.

The news had not yet reached Yuzhou, and Liu Kun's people tried their best to report to Luoyang, asking the King of Donghai not to fight, not to fight.

Of course, Zhao Hanzhang didn't know this at this time.

Although she felt that the general trend of the world had something to do with her, Zhao Ming didn't think so and directly drove people to the fields to encourage them to do farming.

Zhao Hanzhang squatted on the edge of the field wearing a big straw hat, sighed deeply, and sighed again...

Chen San, who was pulling the plow in front of her, stopped, hesitated and asked, "What is the girl worried about?"

Wu Erlang, the long-term worker who pulled the plow with Chen San, also pricked up his ears to listen.

"It's not raining. It hasn't rained for half a month since Xia received it, right?" Zhao Hanzhang said, "The water in the ditch is about to bottom out."

Chen San, however, didn't care very much and said with a smile: "Don't worry, girl, the weather has been like this in the past few years, with droughts and floods, but they are all minor disasters. This year's situation is considered good. There is a lot of wheat harvested in the summer, and beans are drought-tolerant. As long as it rains twice after planting, it will be fine.”

He was optimistic, "Not to mention we still have ditches."

What is the use of this ditch?

Although they dug ditches all winter, the county's water conservancy engineering facilities were still poor, and the water storage capacity and irrigation rate were not high.

But her tenants and long-term workers were so confident, so naturally Zhao Hanzhang would not attack them. She also grinned, nodded fiercely and said: "You are right, we still have ditches."

She glanced at the field they were plowing and pointed out: "It's too shallow to hold down the weeds. It needs to be deeper."

Chen San and Wu Erlang looked down at the soil they plowed, responded with frustration, pulled the plow and continued plowing.

Zhao Hanzhang squatted aside and watched. The matter between King Donghai and Gou Xi was still too far away. The top priority was to find a way to buy more cattle.

Relying on manpower to pull plows to cultivate the land is not only hard work, but also labor-intensive.

But there are only so many cows in the world, and it can't be changed for a while. It seems that she has to find a way to encourage the raising of calves.

A cattle farm...

Zhao Hanzhang thought for a while and went to the outskirts of the county to see a horse farm.

After half a year of operation, Zhao Hanzhang's horse farm is now very large.

Wei Matou led people to sow a lot of grass at the beginning of spring, and the grass grew quickly. Not only did Ji Yuan send many foals to him, but Zhao Ming also helped to purchase some foals.

At this time, there were 368 horses raised in the horse farm, which was quite a large horse farm.

A cavalry of one hundred and fifty men can be formed.

Wei Matou is very proud and feels that he has reached the pinnacle of his life, but will Zhao Hanzhang be satisfied?

The cavalry of the Xiongnu and Xianbei all start in the thousands, okay? They only have a few hundred, what should they be proud of?

But as important as military training is people's livelihood.

Zhao Hanzhang asked Wei Matou, "Can you raise cattle?"

Wei Matou's intuition was not good, and before he could answer, Zhao Hanzhang already said: "I want people to follow you and learn how to raise cattle."

Wei Ma Tou: "...County Lord, I am Ma Tou and I raise horses."

"This is too limiting," Zhao Hanzhang said, "As a human being, you should take a longer view. Cows and horses are not much different. They are both livestock. Many problems are common."

Wei Matou opened his mouth, wanting to refuse directly, but Zhao Hanzhang had already said: "I have decided to set up a Taipu Office in the county, just like the Agriculture Office and the Household House, and it will be an official of the county government. You will be mine. How is your Majesty?"

Wei Ma's face flushed, a little excited, but also a little disbelieving, "Then, does that little one have class?"

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Ninth grade!"

Wei Ma's eyes widened and he agreed, "Okay, I agree."

Zhao Hanzhang slapped his thigh and said, "Refreshing! That's it. Now that you have become my servant, you have to train your subordinates well, how to look after horses, raise horses, and treat horses. Let's make a systematic summary. Train a few more people, and I will let them raise cattle later.”

This is to let him show off his housekeeping skills, but what if he, the master, starves to death after teaching his disciples?

"I will find some doctors for you later, and you can communicate with them."

Wei Ma was stunned and asked, "What should I communicate with the doctor?"

"Communicate to treat diseases. Horses and cows are just like people. If they gather too much, they will get sick easily. There are similarities between them. You can communicate with each other."

Wei Ma Tou's newly raised alertness was dispelled, "...the doctor who treats people is willing to communicate with us who treat livestock?"

Zhao Hanzhang said: "I have money."

After a pause, she added: "I still have the right."

"I have decided to set up a medical clinic in the county government office. In the future, all departments in the county government office can communicate with each other."

Wei Matou's excited heart suddenly turned cold, and he couldn't help but ask: "County Lord, you want to establish this and that, can the court agree?"

"Then I will definitely agree," Zhao Hanzhang said, "Do you know who my uncle is?"

"I know, it's Shangshu Ling."

Zhao Hanzhang didn't expect that he really knew, but she was even more happy. She smiled and said: "That's right, Shangshu Ling. The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Industry are all under the control of Shangshu Ling. I'm just in our county." If I want to open a small department here, can my great-uncle refuse to agree?"

Wei Matou thought what she said was reasonable. He didn't know how big an official Shangshu Ling was, but someone who could manage so many departments in front of the emperor must be a huge official.

And Zhao Hanzhang just wants to set up two small departments in a small county and add two small ninth-grade officials. Can he still agree?

So Wei Matou's heart became hot again, and after thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll teach you."

Zhao Hanzhang laughed, patted his shoulder vigorously and said, "Don't worry, Old Wei, as long as you don't violate my laws in Xiping County, no matter how many and powerful apprentices you teach in the future, I will not let you starve." dead."

Wei Ma had a dark look on his face, "County Lord, I'm not worried about this." Even if he really had this intention, he couldn't let the Lord know about it.